Honorary Scout

Chapter Six

Can I tell you guys something? I'm in looove~ (yes, with Reiner)

Evelyn's POV

I knew something was extremely wrong with me. I mean, of course something was wrong with me because I'd been constantly lying in bed with an extremely high fever while coughing and puking frequently for an entire two weeks now, but at this point of time, I felt like something much worse had happened. Everyone had become even more silent and depressed than before, and I didn't like that. Eren always kept holding me this whole time, but today, even his grip seemed tighter than usual. Yet still, when I told him that everything inside me felt funnier than usual, and more painful too though I didn't mention that, Eren only said that I was fine. So then I'd said that I was probably feeling strange because it was a sign of me getting better. Instead of smiling and nodding, Eren just stared at me for a solid minute before hugging me tight.

That was when I knew that I was never getting better.

"Am I going to die?"

I whispered and looked up at my brother. I looked at everyone; Captain Levi, Hange, Commander Erwin, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Connie, Sasha, Krista, Ymir...Reiner and Bertholdt were missing and my face fell. Where did they disappear? Why would they just leave?

"Evelyn."

I turned to Armin who passed me a soft smile, even though I could see the tears in his eyes as he took my hands into his own.

"Nothing is going to happen to you, okay? You'll be feeling all better very soon. And then..."

One of the tears in his eyes rolled down his cheek.

"Then you'll never fall sick again."

"Never?"

"Never."

I smiled back and looked at Eren again, though he still looked as emotionless as before. It scared me to see him look blanker than even Captain Levi, because it just didn't make him look like the brother I had always known. In fact, even Jean, Connie and Sasha had become so silent, compared to how they always kept shrieking and laughing, and that terrified me. Krista too smiled so little now that it felt uncanny while Ymir never produced that mischievous smirk of hers anymore. Mikasa didn't look as stern and cold as before, and also kept kissing my head and cheeks much more than she used to. Hange didn't smile at all today, and Commander Erwin too didn't leave the room even once to go down to his office. Captain Levi still looked as expressionless as before but, for some reason, his crossed arms were slightly shaking today. I winced slightly at the headache that had suddenly grown ten times worse than before and slowly extended my little fist to Eren. Eren surprisingly wrapped his fingers around my fist, instead of just calling my name like he usually did, and pecked the side of my head.

"Don't say anything, Evie. Just rest. Is there anything you need?"

I thought for a moment and went to open my mouth but before I could, the door to the room was pushed open and Reiner and Bertholdt walked in. Reiner held a tray of wooden glasses in his hands and I slightly perked up.

"Milk?"

I asked and Reiner smiled, even though none of his smiles reached his strangely hollow eyes anymore, and he knelt down next to the bed.

"Want one?"

I nodded weakly and Reiner lifted one glass from the tray. It had a pretty little cross carved into the centre which made me happier to get this glass and I smiled softly as Eren took the glass before lifting it to my lips. When he brought the glass back down, I giggled internally on seeing that a small white mustache had formed around my lips. But only internally, because giggling out loud would have really hurt my throat.